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Nasukau · 01-27-2014, 11:28 AM

My father and I were putting his spindles on to the axle of his 31 PU. We had new bushings pressed in the spindles and honed and also new king pins. My question is, how tight should the spindle feel once installed? Both king pins needed to be tapped in with a little force to go through the axle(not sure if that is normal procedure). The spindle on the driver side moves quite a bit easier than the passenger side. The passenger side if very stiff. What could be wrong? The king pin moved freely in the passenger spindle before installation on the axle.

Denny

01-27-2014, 11:28 AM	#1
Nasukau Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Canyon Country, Ca Posts: 158	King Pin and Front Axle Questions for 1931 PU My father and I were putting his spindles on to the axle of his 31 PU. We had new bushings pressed in the spindles and honed and also new king pins. My question is, how tight should the spindle feel once installed? Both king pins needed to be tapped in with a little force to go through the axle(not sure if that is normal procedure). The spindle on the driver side moves quite a bit easier than the passenger side. The passenger side if very stiff. What could be wrong? The king pin moved freely in the passenger spindle before installation on the axle. Denny